CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS

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In 1931, seven-year-old Clara Ward and her nine-year-old sister Willarene (better known as “Willa”) began performing with their mother, Gertrude, in Philadelphia. Gertrude first called the group “The Consecrated Gospel Singers,” then simply “The Ward Trio.” The three singers, with the two girls alternating as piano accompanists, initially appeared at churches in and around their hometown, but after creating a sensation at the National Baptist Convention in Chicago in 1943, they began touring widely. In 1949, having expanded the lineup to include singers Henrietta Waddy and Marion Williams, the group traveled to Los Angeles and cut their first records for the Miltone label. Curiously, none of the songs they recorded in Los Angeles were ever issued on Miltone, but many soon appeared on other labels, including Dolphin’s of Hollywood, Gotham and Savoy.

By 1950, the Ward Singers were the hottest female gospel group in the land. Two of their songs—Surely God
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CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS The Famous Ward Singers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Famous Ward Singers
Jazz Related Gospel 1955
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Surely God Is Able album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Surely God Is Able
Jazz Related Gospel 1957
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Lord, Touch Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lord, Touch Me
Jazz Related Gospel 1957
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Packing Up album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Packing Up
Jazz Related Gospel 1958
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Hallelujah! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hallelujah!
Jazz Related Gospel 1959
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS I Feel The Holy Spirit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Feel The Holy Spirit
Jazz Related Gospel 1959
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Hymns (aka In The Garden) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hymns (aka In The Garden)
Jazz Related Gospel 1960
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS That Old Landmark album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
That Old Landmark
Jazz Related Gospel 1960
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS The Ways Of The Lord album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Ways Of The Lord
Jazz Related Gospel 1961
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS A Merry Christmas With The Famous Ward Singers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Merry Christmas With The Famous Ward Singers
Jazz Related Gospel 1961
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Just Over The Horizon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just Over The Horizon
Jazz Related Gospel 1962
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS In A Gospel Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In A Gospel Concert
Jazz Related Gospel 1962
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Come In The Room album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Come In The Room
Jazz Related Gospel 1962
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Move On Up A Little Higher album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Move On Up A Little Higher
Jazz Related Gospel 1963
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Down By The Riverside album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Down By The Riverside
Jazz Related Gospel 1965
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Hang Your Tears Out To Dry album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hang Your Tears Out To Dry
Jazz Related Gospel 1966
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS The Heart The Faith The Soul Of Clara Ward album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Heart The Faith The Soul Of Clara Ward
Jazz Related Gospel 1967
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Soul And Inspiration album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soul And Inspiration
Jazz Related Gospel 1969
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Walk A Mile In My Shoes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Walk A Mile In My Shoes
Jazz Related Gospel 1971
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS A Vision Of Truth album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Vision Of Truth
Jazz Related Gospel 1972
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Essence album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Essence
Jazz Related Gospel 1972
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS We Remember Clara Ward album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
We Remember Clara Ward
Jazz Related Gospel 1973
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Receive Me Lord album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Receive Me Lord
Jazz Related Gospel 1973
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS The Very Greatest 24 Original Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Very Greatest 24 Original Hits
Jazz Related Gospel 1979

CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS EPs & splits

CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Clara Ward And The Ward Singers / others : He's Got The Whole World In His Hands album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Clara Ward And The Ward Singers / others : He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Jazz Related Gospel 1958

CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS live albums

CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Gospel Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Gospel Concert
Jazz Related Gospel 1958
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Meeting Tonight album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Meeting Tonight
Jazz Related Gospel 1958
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS At The Apollo Theatre album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At The Apollo Theatre
Jazz Related Gospel 1959
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Recorded Live At Disneyland (aka The Famous Ward Gospel Singers) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Recorded Live At Disneyland (aka The Famous Ward Gospel Singers)
Jazz Related Gospel 1963
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS At The Village Gate album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At The Village Gate
Jazz Related Gospel 1963
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Clara Ward Gospel Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Clara Ward Gospel Concert
Jazz Related Gospel 1963
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS The Clara Ward Singers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Clara Ward Singers
Jazz Related Gospel 1964
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"Gospel" In Concert
Jazz Related Gospel 1964
CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live
Jazz Related Gospel 1981

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CLARA WARD / CLARA WARD & THE FAMOUS WARD SINGERS Clara Ward Singers With The Dukes Of Dixieland : A Little Traveling Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Clara Ward Singers With The Dukes Of Dixieland : A Little Traveling Music
Jazz Related Gospel 1967

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